Elmar Forename
12,893rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 76,236 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein
Elmar Forename User-submission:
(German) The name Elmar means 'noble and famous' in Old High German. It could as well be derived from Old High German agal, ekka, meaning 'edge of a sword' or Germanic agi, meaning 'fear', 'awe', 'terror'. Thus Elmar means 'awe-aspiring'.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 31,665 | 1:3,053 | 405 |
| Philippines | 97% | 14,344 | 1:7,391 | 1,098 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 10,193 | 1:946 | 230 |
| Austria | 100% | 3,767 | 1:2,260 | 306 |
| Brazil | 100% | 3,111 | 1:68,864 | 4,381 |
| Russia | 100% | 2,409 | 1:59,873 | 1,339 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1,511 | 1:5,436 | 729 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 962 | 1:17,570 | 1,773 |
| Guatemala | 99% | 940 | 1:17,137 | 1,115 |
| Mexico | 98% | 900 | 1:137,938 | 2,996 |
| United States | 86% | 727 | 1:498,675 | 13,170 |
| South Africa | 90% | 715 | 1:76,269 | 6,788 |
| Italy | 100% | 578 | 1:105,644 | 1,958 |
| Georgia | 99% | 495 | 1:7,552 | 771 |
| Estonia | 100% | 468 | 1:2,811 | 531 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 466 | 1:66,121 | 7,124 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 246 | 1:24,282 | 2,833 |
| Colombia | 100% | 233 | 1:205,060 | 4,781 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 233 | 1:132,131 | 3,534 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 206 | 1:51,463 | 2,032 |
| Iceland | 100% | 200 | 1:1,830 | 329 |
| Belgium | 100% | 192 | 1:59,844 | 2,674 |
| Canada | 100% | 161 | 1:205,797 | 7,773 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 116 | 1:152,990 | 3,890 |
| Indonesia | - | 114 | 1:2,262,839 | 112,439 |
| England | 100% | 93 | 1:597,881 | 11,935 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 81 | 1:561,727 | 2,340 |
| Denmark | - | 78 | 1:72,429 | 2,396 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 64 | 1:592 | 136 |
| Sweden | 100% | 64 | 1:154,030 | 5,855 |
| Norway | 100% | 53 | 1:96,836 | 3,172 |
| Argentina | 97% | 50 | 1:855,465 | 4,813 |
| Peru | 95% | 50 | 1:635,829 | 10,301 |
| Finland | 100% | 42 | 1:130,552 | 2,715 |
| Belarus | 96% | 35 | 1:270,925 | 2,120 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 35 | 1:862,911 | 19,455 |
| Thailand | 95% | 34 | 1:2,060,759 | 56,734 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 30 | 1:1,638 | 351 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 27 | 1:880,359 | 36,323 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 27 | 1:202,699 | 1,615 |
| New Zealand | - | 26 | 1:174,463 | 5,979 |
| Qatar | 90% | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 26 | 1:131,832 | 2,999 |
| France | 100% | 25 | 1:2,658,814 | 13,885 |
| Australia | - | 22 | 1:620,801 | 9,053 |
| Spain | 100% | 22 | 1:2,114,998 | 11,922 |
| Honduras | 100% | 19 | 1:464,077 | 7,312 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 18 | 1:856,879 | 31,986 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 17 | 1:280,468 | 5,518 |
| Turkey | 80% | 16 | 1:4,862,607 | 22,291 |
| Czechia | 100% | 15 | 1:710,411 | 2,940 |
| China | - | 14 | 1:97,575,413 | 64,568 |
| India | 100% | 13 | 1:93,452,152 | 1,297,197 |
| Latvia | - | 13 | 1:155,050 | 2,346 |
| Chile | 92% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 12 | 1:501,528 | 8,668 |
| Albania | 100% | 11 | 1:276,961 | 12,691 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 11 | 1:51,277 | 1,980 |
| Croatia | - | 10 | 1:421,708 | 5,130 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Armenia | 100% | 8 | 1:364,844 | 4,921 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 7 | 1:351,251 | 4,834 |
| Guinea | - | 6 | 1:1,976,441 | 4,482 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Afghanistan | - | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Israel | - | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Pakistan | - | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 4 | 1:118,910 | 1,275 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Greece | 100% | 3 | 1:3,644,849 | 16,562 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Scotland | 61% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Congo | - | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Elmar (379) may also be a surname.
Elmar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(German) The name Elmar means 'noble and famous' in Old High German. It could as well be derived from Old High German agal, ekka, meaning 'edge of a sword' or Germanic agi, meaning 'fear', 'awe', 'terror'. Thus Elmar means 'awe-aspiring'. (Turkic, Azerbaijani, Tatar) Elmar is a derivative of the Turkic name Ilmar, meaning 'man of his country', 'the leader of the people'.
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Elmar Demographics
Elmar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 204 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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Elmar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmar in the Russian language | ||
| Эльмар | elmar | - |
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